Dana

An old village above a gorge, bizarre sandstone cliffs and gnarled juniper trees in southern Jordan

Felsen bei Dana
Rocks near Dana

The Dana Nature Reserve is a gorge cut into the escarpment of the Jordan Rift Valley. I see a few Nubian ibex, old copper mines and sandstone formations, but what fascinates me most here are the twisted trunks of the old, partly dead juniper trees.

Juniper tree near Dana
Juniper tree near Dana
Juniper tree near Dana
Juniper tree near Dana

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Backpacking trip Middle East and Caucasus 2008
Petra
Wadi Rum
Karak
Jerash